date:Jan 28, 2013
Butter, fruit, vegetable, poultry and total red meat stocks on Dec. 31, 2012, were higher than year-earlier levels, but egg stocks were lower and cheese stocks were slightly lower, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said in its latest Cold Storage report.
Frozen turkey stocks totaled 295,104,000 lbs, up 16% from November 2012 and up 40% from December 2011, the U.S.D.A. said. Total chicken stocks were 679,284,000 lbs, up 1% from November and up 8% from December 2011. Total frozen poultry stocks